Kensaro Hatanu's soul was born the day his master handed him his first sword.
Except Kensaro's master did not hand him a sword to walk the path of the otana hanji, the sword saints of legend.
His teacher handed Kensaro a broom.
A broom to clean the monastery.
While the other martial ascetics of Guai Lu practiced their physical and spiritual disciplines, Kensaro swept, mopped, and dusted, imagining he was slaying monsters, saving...